Tikli and Laxmi bomb – a book based on sex workers, their lifestyle and the fight to run their community by women and for the women, has been adapted into a feature film. Actresses Chitrangada Chakraborty and Vibhawari Deshpande play Tikli and Laxmi respectively. It also has Suchitra Pillai essaying a pivotal role in this film.

Interestingly, author of the same book, Aditya Kripalani took behind the lenses to present this story on a wider scale to the audience. The film faced immense wrath for the usage of word 'Laxmi' in context of sex worker. While the film garnered several accolades in the festival circuits internationally, it had to survive through choppy waters in its homecountry - India. Finally, the film, Tikli and Laxmi bomb is all set to release in India on Netflix, August 1, sans CBFC's (Central Bureau of Certification) interference. Ahead of the film streaming on the app, mid-day online got in touch with the film's author-cum-director Aditya Kripalani, wherein, he spoke about the reason he chose an all women team for Tikli and Laxmi bomb.